When we talk about sexual health, the
focus is usually on women because of their many peculiarities. However,
sexual health goes beyond gender, as it affects men and women alike.
Indeed, experts aver that reproductive health is an important component
of men’s overall health and well-being.
One of the things that make men who they
are is the male sex organ; its overall well-being cannot be
overemphasised if men must function optimally biologically, mentally,
physically and physiologically.
Physicians advise that routine visits
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health care provider can help prevent serious illness, as they can readily diagnose and treat the common conditions that affect men before they spiral out of control.
health care provider can help prevent serious illness, as they can readily diagnose and treat the common conditions that affect men before they spiral out of control.
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy
laments that for much of their lives, men need a range of medical and,
in particular, educational and counseling services to protect their own
health and well-being, as well as to equip thems to be good partners and
fathers.
It notes that though policymakers are
beginning to focus on men’s roles as fathers and husbands, little
attention is being paid to their sexual and reproductive health needs.
“Available data illustrate that those needs are substantial and
long-term,” the report further says.
What are these health peculiarities that men should be aware of for overall well-being? Read on.
Peyronie’s disease
Also known as induratio penis plastica or chronic inflammation of the tunica albuginea
(the fibrous covering of the testis), physicians say this disease is
caused by scar tissue along the length of the male sex organ, causing it
to bend. The condition can make sexual intercourse painful or difficult
outright, physicians say submit.
A General Practitioner, Dr. Grace Asiodu,
says while the cause of this disease is basically unknown, researchers
believe that it can develop after a trauma to the male sex organ – such
as if something hits it hard, which may lead to bleeding inside the
penis.
Again, she says – and this is instructive
– certain medicines can have side effects that include Peyronie’s
disease. “That is why we say it’s dangerous to indulge in
self-medication or abuse of drugs that the doctor may have prescribed
for you at one point or the other,” Asiodu warns.
She also discloses that the disease
sometimes runs in families, but that if sexual intercourse is not
affected, it may not elicit much anxiety.
She says the problem is mostly visible
when the penis is erect, as it can cause the organ to bend into an arc
shape, a situation that sometimes results in sharp pain.
In terms of overall healing of this
disease, opinion differs. While some doctors say the situation can
resolve itself in about five to 19 per cent of the cases, some patient’s
case may require surgical correction.
However, according to Dr. Culley C. Carson III of the University of North Carolina, “a full recovery isn’t guaranteed.”
Beware of fish
Do you love to swim? Actually, there’s
absolutely nothing wrong with swimming, except that you should know
ahead of it the types of fish that can be your unwanted companion while
the exercise lasts!
One fish to beware of as you swim is the
candiru – also known as the vampire fish or toothpick fish. Experts
describe it “as a species of parasitic freshwater catfish that is
peculiar to Latin America.
The horror surrounding this small fish is that, unlike other fish that we know, it is parasitic and feeds on blood!
How this affects you as a man? Here: the
fish is so tiny that it can literally swim into your penis opening as
you swim. Once inside of your manhood, it sees your urethra as a fish’s
gill and then spreads a network of umbrella-like spines, which allow it
to feed on your blood.
Experts say it could be removed through surgical intervention; but they also warn that the process could be terribly painful.
So, before you jump into that water, you may want to wear a cap on your manhood!
Too many women can kill
Many men count it a symbol of virility by
getting around with many sexual partners. Physicians are saying it’s
one sure way to a diseased life.
Asiodu says Chlamydial urethritis is
caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, and it can cause the
inflammation or blockage of the urethra. When you consider the fact that
the urethra serves as the passage for urine and semen during sexual
intercourse, you’d work hard to protect your own!
The physician adds, “Chlamydia and
gonorrhoea often occur together, and it affects people who are sexually
active and those with multiple sexual partners.”
The symptoms include difficulty in
urinating, painful urination, burning sensation during urination,
discharge from the penis, redness, swelling, itching of the opening of
the urethra at tip of the penis, and tenderness of the testicles
“The symptoms can appear similar to those
of infection with gonorrhoea, but continue even after treatment for
gonorrhoea,” experts at medlineplus, an online community, say.
In fact, as bad as this infection is, a
case study from India reports that the infection can leave the penis
twisted and swollen, making sexual intercourse absolutely impossible!
So, men who think that conquering the world amounts to fooling around sexually should reconsider.
Vigorous sex can break you
In these days of unguarded drug use, it’s
not uncommon to see men who take aphrodisiacs at will. However,
researchers at Ohio State University warn that vigorous sex can break
the cylindrical tubes that fill with blood when you have an erection
(the corpus cavernosa)!
The scientists warn, “These tubes can
rupture and cause blood to fill your penis, leading to swelling and
permanent deformity or loss of sexual function if not surgically treated
immediately.”
The bottom line
Your health is your world, rock it gently.
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